A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

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The photo showed a woman, cradling a toddler who looked to be about a year old

Hailey stared at the pictures, thinking at first that they were sent to her by mistake as she didn’t recognize the people in them.

But then she saw Yeager in one of the photos and she was stunned

What the hell?

She was about to question the sender, brow furrowed in confusion, when a message popped up in the chat box

[This is Yeager’s ex–girlfriend, Bernice, and their child together]

Yeager had an ex and a kid?

As Hailey was still recovering from the shocking revelations, a voice message was delivered to her.

She stared at the audio note for a few moments before pressing play with trembling fingers.

Yeager’s voice filled the air “If she had something to hide, she wouldn’t be able to withstand your interrogation. Why are you still doubting her?“–

That was followed by the scornful tone of Janice. “Just look at her demeanor, her physique, even her gait exudes sensuality A woman as striking and attention–grabbing as her, I refuse to believe she doesn’t have something to hide.”

her, let alone the kind of men found in nightclubs.

was playing at the restaurant when she had met Yeager’s parents. Undoubtedly, this was their genuine perception of her expressed while she

–

said ‘How can I give up without getting her?’ and ‘Mom, I didn’t stop you from questioning

stared blankly at the dimming screen, the elevator doors opened. The rooftop garden immediately came into view with its

she saw Yeager, impeccably dressed in a suit and tie, acting the perfect gentleman as

so why did he

all played back

took her hand and found it cold, “Hailey, what’s wrong? Are

he frowned, “You don’t have a fever, but why are your hands so cold?”

staring at the man whose outward appearance didn’t match his true nature. The face of her ex–husband, Austin Zimmer, suddenly overlapped with Yeager’s in her vision, leaving her momentanly unable to distinguish between the two men. Or perhaps, despite their different

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silence, Yeager asked with concern, “Hailey,

I’m just surprised. You

firsthand, this revelation felt like a mere ripple

someone who truly loved her. It turned

it special, would you

him to the center

out her chair for her in a gentlemanly manner, then look her hand

did was so polished and refined. It would be really hard to see through him if one